Asia’s Energy Import Dependence Is Creating Distinct Investment and Growth Profiles
Diverging energy import dependence across Asia is enabling more targeted investment across the region.
Asia’s Fastest-Growing Economies Show Diverging Paths to Scale
Fast-growing Asian economies span frontier markets, manufacturing hubs and large domestic systems, highlighting uneven pathways to scale.
Global Car Markets and the Uneven Transition to Electric Vehicles
Global passenger car sales reached 92 million units in 2025, including more than 20 million EVs, but adoption varies widely across markets.
Central Asia’s Emerging Industrial Economy, Driven by Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan accounts for the region’s economic scale, while Uzbekistan and neighbouring economies are expanding manufacturing and trade.
Asian Real GDP Growth vs Population Growth: Demographics Alone Do Not Explain Asia’s Growth Leaders
Real GDP growth varies widely across Asia despite broadly similar population dynamics.
Global Investment Patterns in 2025 Favoured Infrastructure Over Corporate Expansion
FDI and M&A remained concentrated in Asia and North America, while infrastructure attracted the bulk of project-financed investment.
High-Tech Manufacturing Export Growth Has Shifted to Asia, But China Remains the Industrial Core
China retains unmatched scale at the centre of global high-tech production, while rapid gains in Vietnam, Mexico and other Asian hubs.
China’s Capital Goods Exports Are Shifting To New Industrial Markets
Export growth is now concentrated in fast-industrialising Asia, infrastructure-heavy Middle Eastern economies and new manufacturing hubs in Eastern Europe.
The Long Shift in Global Trade Since 1948 and China’s Rise
Since 1948, global merchandise trade has shifted decisively away from the Atlantic economies toward Asia.
Asian Fintech Usage Keeps Rising Even As Funding Has Lost Momentum
Asian fintech structural adoption continues to deepen, especially in digital payments, even as fintech funding in the region is in a down cycle.